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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;green18, post: 2167238, member: 10103&quot;][USER=36248]@geekpryde[/USER] .......actually, this was the thread that makes more sense to me today than it did a year ago.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My initial efforts with the 105mm were rather disappointing and, lacking the time or the initiative (grand jury service for the last month), I hung it all up for awhile and employed the point and shoot for all of my coin photos.&nbsp; Today was my first effort at really acquainting myself with the lens and the camera (D810) with regard to coin photography.&nbsp; Between the lens and the camera you get a combined weight of about 4.5 pounds so there is no way you can shoot closeup and hold the camera steady....that&#039;s why God gave us tripods.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Here are a few shots that I&#039;m not absolutely totally satisfied with, but it&#039;s a beginning.&nbsp; Gonna have to play more with settings I suppose.&nbsp; Anywho, I took Geekprydes&#039; advice and set the camera to aperture mode with an ISO of 100.&nbsp; I also used &#039;trueview&#039; and auto focus (which I&#039;m told you shouldn&#039;t do) and came up with these..........</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]417856[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]417857[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]417859[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]417860[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Tad overexposed, I know, but better than my first efforts a few weeks ago.&nbsp; No lights employed.&nbsp; Only existing light.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]417861[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]417862[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I do better with larger coins.&nbsp; Dimes and reverse proof coins confound me........[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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